Capital transfers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Capital transfers was 28.40 billion current LCU in 1995. ▼ Falling
Capital transfers in Cameroon, 1980–1995
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 1995, capital transfers in Cameroon stood at 28.40 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.3% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital transfers in Cameroon peaked at 186.00 billion current LCU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 24.18 billion current LCU, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 49 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Capital transfers in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.18 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 113.58 billion current LCU | +369.7% |
| 1982 | 178.10 billion current LCU | +56.8% |
| 1983 | 178.60 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 175.60 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 148.00 billion current LCU | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 143.00 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 173.50 billion current LCU | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 186.00 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 111.00 billion current LCU | -40.3% |
| 1990 | 158.00 billion current LCU | +42.3% |
| 1991 | 153.00 billion current LCU | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 91.65 billion current LCU | -40.1% |
| 1993 | 75.46 billion current LCU | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 102.60 billion current LCU | +36.0% |
| 1995 | 28.40 billion current LCU | -72.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 28.40 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.50 billion current LCU, 18.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 28.40 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.72 billion current LCU, 10.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital transfers in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +369.7% | 24.18 billion current LCU | 113.58 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 143.16 billion current LCU | 24.18 billion current LCU | 186.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.52 billion current LCU | 28.40 billion current LCU | 158.00 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Gabon 67.30 billion current LCU compare
- 15 Central African Republic 38.00 billion current LCU compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 28.84 billion current LCU
- 18 Nigeria 13.00 billion current LCU
- 19 Burkina Faso 6.50 billion current LCU compare
- 20 Ghana 2.78 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital transfers in Cameroon?
- Capital transfers in Cameroon was 28.40 billion current LCU in 1995, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest capital transfers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 186.00 billion current LCU in 1988.
- What is the lowest capital transfers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.18 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for capital transfers?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 49 countries with data for 1995.
- Is capital transfers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Capital transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Capital transfers. Data are in current local currency.